UEZRA 10

₁UEzra esakhuleka, evuma izono ngokukhala, eziwisé phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, kwabuthana kuye kuvela kuIsrayeli ibandla elikhulu kakhulu labesilisa nabesifazane nabantwana, ngokuba abantu bakhala ngokukhala okukhulu.

₂UShekaniya indodana kaJehiyeli, enye yamadodana kaElamu, wathatha wathi kuEzra: Siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethu, sithathé abesifazane babezizwe kubantu bezwe. Nokho lisekhona ithemba kuIsrayeli ngalento.

₃Ngalokho masenze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu wethu ukuba silahle bonke abesifazane nabazelwe yibo ngesiluleko senkosi nesabathuthumela ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu wethu; akwenziwe ngomthetho.

₄Vuka, ngokuba iphezu kwakho lendaba; thina sinawe; yiba-nesibindi, ukwenze.

₅Wayesevuka uEzra, wafungisa izikhulu zabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke uIsrayeli ukuba benze ngokwalelizwi. Bafunga-ke.

₆Wayesevuka uEzra phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, wangena ekamelweni likaJehohanani indodana kaEliyashibi, kepha esefiké khona akadlanga-sinkwa, kaphuzanga-manzi, ngokuba walila ngenxa yesiphambeko sabathunjwa.

₇Bathumela izwi kwaJuda naseJerusalema kubo bonke abathunjwa ukuba babuthane eJerusalema

₈ngokuthi bonke abangafiki ngezinsuku ezintathu ngokwesiluleko sezikhulu namalunga kuyakudliwa yonke impahla yabo, bona bahlukaniswe nebandla labathunjwa.

₉Bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngezinzuku ezintathu; kwakuyinyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngolwamashumi amabili lwenyanga; bonke abantu bahlala esigcawini ngaphambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu bethuthumela ngalendaba nangemvula enkulu.

₁₀UEzra umpristi wasukuma, wathi kubo: Niphambukile nithathé abesifazane babezizwe ukwandisa icala lakwaIsrayeli.

₁₁Ngalokho vumani izono kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, nenze intando yakhe, nizahlukanise nabantu bezwe nabesifazane babezizwe.

₁₂Lase liphendula lonke ibandla, lathi ngezwi elikhulu: Njengokusho kwakho kithina nga sikwenza.

₁₃Kepha abantu baningi, futhi kuyisikhathi semvula enkulu, asinakuma phandle, futhi lomsebenzi awusiwo walusuku lunye nowezimbili, ngokuba siphambukile kakhulu ngalendaba.

₁₄Izinduna zethu mazime phambi kwebandla lonke; bonke abasemizini yethu abathathé abesifazane babezizwe mabeze ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo, benamalunga emizi ngemizi nabahluleli bayo, ize ibuye kithi intukuthelo evuthayo kaNkulunkulu wethu kulendaba.

₁₅UJonathani indodana ka-Asaheli noJahazeya indodana kaThikiva kuphela bamelana nalokho; oMeshulamu noShabethayi umLevi babasiza.

₁₆Kepha abathunjwa benze njalo. Kwakhethwa uEzra umpristi namadoda ayizinhloko zawoyise njengezindlu zawoyise, bonke ngamagama; bahlala ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yeshumi ukuyiphenya lendaba.

₁₇Baqeda namadoda ayethathé abesifazane babezizwe ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.

₁₈Abafunyaniswa phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ukuthi bathathé abesifazane babezizwe nampa: kumadodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki nakubafowabo: ngoMahaseya, noEliyezeri, noJaribi, noGedaliya.

₁₉Banika izandla zabo zokuthi bayakulahla abafazi babo; lokhu benecala, banikela ngenqama yomhlambi ngecala labo.

₂₀Kumadodana kaImeri: ngoHanani noZebadiya.

₂₁Kumadodana kaHarimi: ngoMahaseya, noEliya, noShemaya, noJehiyeli, noUziya.

₂₂Kumadodana kaPhashuri: ngoEliyohenayi, noMahaseya, noIshmayeli, noNethaneli, noJozabadi, noEleyasa.

₂₃KumaLevi: ngoJozabadi, noShimeyi, noKhelaya onguKelitha, noPhethahiya, noJuda, noEliyezeri.

₂₄Kubahlabeleli: nguEliyashibi; kubalindisango: ngoShalumi, noTeleme, noUri.

₂₅KuIsrayeli: Kumadodana kaPharoshi: ngoRamiya, noIziya, noMalikhiya, noMijamini, noEleyazare, noMalikhiya, noBenaya.

₂₆Kumadodana kaElamu: ngoMathaniya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, noAbidi, noJeremoti, noEliya.

₂₇Kumadodana kaZathu: ngoEliyohenayi, noEliyashibi, noMathaniya, noJeremoti, noZabadi, noAziza.

₂₈Kumadodana kaBebayi: ngoJehohanani, noHananiya, noZabayi, noAtilayi.

₂₉Kumadodana kaBani: ngoMeshulamu, noMaluki, noAdaya, no Jashubi, noSheyali, noJeremoti.

₃₀Kumadodana kaPhahati-Mowabi: ngoAdina, noKhelali, noBenaya, noMahaseya, noMathaniya, noBesaleli, noBinuwi, noManase.

₃₁Amadodana kaHarimi: oEliyezeri, noJishiya, noMalikhiya, noShemaya, noShimeyoni,

₃₂noBenjamini, noMaluki, noShemariya.

₃₃Kumadodana kaHashumi: ngoMathenayi, noMathatha, noZabadi, noElifeleti, noJeremayi, noManase, noShimeyi.

₃₄Kumadodana kaBani: ngoMahadayi, noAmramu, noUweli,

₃₅noBenaya, noBedeya, noKeluhi,

₃₆noVaniya, noMeremoti, noEliyashibi,

₃₇noMathaniya, noMathenayi, noJahasu,

₃₈noBani, noBinuwi, noShimeyi,

₃₉noShelemiya, noNathani, noAdaya,

₄₀noMakenadebayi, noShashayi, noSharayi,

₄₁noAzareli, noShelemiya, noShemariya,

₄₂noShalumi, noAmariya, noJosefa.

₄₃Kumadodana kaNebo: ngoJehiyeli, noMatithiya, noZabadi, noZebina, noIdo, noJoweli, noBenaya.

₄₄Bonke labo babethathé abesifazane babezizwe; kwakukhona phakathi kwabo abesifazane ababezele abantwana.